Where does “އޭތި” come from?

އޭތި (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi އެ, from Sanskrit अयम्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ayám, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

އޭތި (Dhivehi): it

Definitions

  1. it

Ancestry of “އޭތި”, step by step

އޭތި traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi އެ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DhivehiއެThe seventh vowel of the Thaana alphabet, named ebebili
2Sanskritअयम्this, this one
3Proto-Indo-Iranianayámhe, this
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

via Dhivehi އެތި

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiއެތިthing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éy →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ayám →